Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area

Not to be confused with Buffalo Niagara Region.

The Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area, designated by the United States Census Bureau, encompassing two counties - Erie and Niagara - in the state of New York. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 1,166,902. The larger Buffalo Niagara Region is an economic zone consisting of eight counties in Western New York.

Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Metropolitan statistical area
Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan statistical area
Downtown Buffalo (top) and Niagara Falls (bottom)
Map of Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Olean, NY CSA   Buffalo–Cheektowaga MSA   Olean µSA   City of Buffalo   City of Niagara Falls
Coordinates: 42°54′N 78°51′W
Country	United States
State	New York
Largest city	Buffalo
Other cities	- Niagara Falls  - Tonawanda  - North Tonawanda  - Lackawanna  - Lockport  - Olean
Area
• Total	1,567 sq mi (4,060 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	1,166,902
• Rank	49th in the U.S.
• Density	718/sq mi (277/km2)
GDP [2]
• MSA	$84.673 billion (2022)

In 2010, the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan statistical area was ranked the 10th-best place in the U.S. for working mothers by ForbesWoman magazine.^[3]

Counties

• Erie
• Niagara
• Cattaraugus (part of CSA)

Communities

Cities

• Buffalo
• Lackawanna
• Lockport
• Niagara Falls
• North Tonawanda
• Olean (part of CSA)
• Salamanca (part of CSA)
• Tonawanda

Towns

Alden Albion Amherst Aurora Barre Boston Brant Cambria Carlton Cheektowaga Claredon Clarence

Colden Collins Concord Eden Elma Evans Gaines Grand Island Hamburg Hartland Holland Kendall

Lancaster Lewiston Lockport Marilla Murray Newfane Newstead Niagara North Collins Orchard Park Pendleton Porter

Royalton Ridgeway Sardinia Somerset Shelby Tonawanda Wales West Seneca Wheatfield Wilson Yates

Villages

Akron Albion Alden Angola Barker Blasdell Depew East Aurora Farnham

Gowanda (partial) Hamburg Holley Kendall Kenmore Lancaster Lewiston Lyndonville Medina

Middleport North Collins Orchard Park Sloan Springville Williamsville Wilson Youngstown

Census-designated places

Angola on the Lake Billington Heights Cheektowaga Clarence Center East Amherst Eden Elma Center

Gasport Harris Hill Holland Lake Erie Beach Newfane North Boston Olcott

Ransomville Rapids South Lockport Tonawanda Town Line West Seneca

Indian Reservations

• Cattaraugus Reservation (partial)
• Tonawanda Reservation (Erie County)
• Tonawanda Reservation (Niagara County)
• Tuscarora Reservation (Niagara County)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1940	959,487		—
1950	1,089,230		13.5%
1960	1,306,957		20.0%
1970	1,349,211		3.2%
1980	1,242,826		−7.9%
1990	1,189,340		−4.3%
2000	1,170,111		−1.6%
2010	1,135,509		−3.0%
2020	1,166,902		2.8%
Historical Population Figures[4]

As of the 2020 Census^[5] there were 1,166,902 people residing in the MSA. It was 74.5% White, 13.0% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.2% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.1% Other and 5.5% two or more Races. 5.8% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.

Transportation

Amtrak stations

Station	Code	City	County	Lines served
Buffalo–Depew	BUF	Depew	Erie	Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
Buffalo – Exchange Street	BFX	Buffalo	Erie	Empire Service, Maple Leaf
Niagara Falls	NFL	Niagara Falls	Niagara	Empire Service, Maple Leaf

Major airports

Airport	IATA code	ICAO code	County
Buffalo Niagara International Airport	BUF	KBUF	Erie
Niagara Falls International Airport	IAG	KIAG	Niagara

Major highways

• Interstate 90
• Interstate 190
• Interstate 290
• Interstate 990
• U.S. Route 20
• U.S. Route 20A
• U.S. Route 62
• U.S. Route 219
• New York State Route 5
• New York State Route 18
• New York State Route 33
• New York State Route 104
• New York State Route 198
• New York State Route 400

Combined Statistical Area

The Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Olean combined statistical area (CSA), which includes the Buffalo–Niagara Falls MSA and adds Cattaraugus County, had a population of 1,215,826 inhabitants. It is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, which contains an estimated 54 million people.

• Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
  • Buffalo–Cheektowaga (Erie and Niagara counties)
• Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
  • Olean (Cattaraugus County)

See also

• New York census statistical areas
• Buffalo Niagara Region
• Great Lakes region